Overview
- Boston Legacy FC announced that JuJu Watkins has joined its investor group, making her the first college athlete to directly invest in a professional women’s team.
- The club did not disclose the size or terms of Watkins’s equity stake.
- Watkins joins an ownership cohort that includes Caleb Williams, Aliyah Boston, Aly Raisman, Elizabeth Banks, and Brad and Tracy Stevens.
- Legacy set its inaugural home opener for March 14, 2026 at Gillette Stadium, named Filipa Patão head coach, and signed Chloe Ricketts and Amanda Gutierres.
- The team secured a loan of more than $100 million to renovate Boston’s White Stadium for a planned 2027 move after playing the 2026 season at Gillette.